xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx Duallies are best for servers...i think...that woul normally run 24/7...But I suppose that kind of magnitude would not suite for 1 pc only..maybe 2 perhaps...BTW Two heads are better than one..(especially if it supports SMP) :) xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx
[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: >Separate the mail services -- mail services tend to me I/O intensive once >you have many accounts on the box (you don't want user accounts on your >router/firewall). > >-----Original Message----- >From: Stephen Paul E Florentino [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] >Sent: Saturday, November 24, 2001 3:18 PM >To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >Subject: [plug] Router Load > >Hello all, > >I would like to know if a single Linux box running primarily as a >router/firewall/mail server would suffice for 100-200 hosts. We want >to isolate the network physically from a larger network and just >masquerade the 100-200 hosts through this one Linux box. > >We are also hoping to add web, ftp, etc functionality if the load >would not be that "high" on our box. > >We are planning to use MDK 8.1 on: > >single Athlon 1.6 GHz >256 RAM (more if required) >2 NICs (more if required) >HD space is not a problem > >or would a Dual Pentium III 500 be better? > >Any suggestions? > >TIA > >-$tp > > > >__________________________________ >www.edsamail.com >_ >Philippine Linux Users Group. Web site and archives at >http://plug.linux.org.ph >To leave: send "unsubscribe" in the body to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >To subscribe to the Linux Newbies' List: send "subscribe" in the body to >[EMAIL PROTECTED] >_ >Philippine Linux Users Group. Web site and archives at http://plug.linux.org.ph >To leave: send "unsubscribe" in the body to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >To subscribe to the Linux Newbies' List: send "subscribe" in the body to >[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > __________________________________ www.edsamail.com _ Philippine Linux Users Group. Web site and archives at http://plug.linux.org.ph To leave: send "unsubscribe" in the body to [EMAIL PROTECTED] To subscribe to the Linux Newbies' List: send "subscribe" in the body to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
